Recent Component Updates (6-14 April)

[Kambiz]

Recently I've updated some components.
Here are them:

• TPicShow & TDBPicShow v4.0
  
  
  
  • The code is entirely reviewed and optimized. The new code is much faster than before, so that slide show of large images is possible now.
    
  • The visual effect of some transition styles are improved.
    
  • Two new transition styles are added (#151 and #152).
    
  • For compatibility with Delphi's TImage control, StretchFile property is renamed to Proportional. Also, its behavior is adapted to the proportional property the TImage control.
    
  • New FrameColor and FrameWidth properties are added.
    
  • For Delphi 4 and higher, all the Delphi controls' standard properties and events are added.
    New Properties: BevelEdges, BevelInner, BevelOuter, BevelKind, BevelWidth, BorderWidth, Constraints, DocSite, DragKind
    New Events: OnCanResize, OnConstrainedResize, OnDockDrop, OnDockOver, OnEndDock, OnStartDock, OnUnDock
    
  • The demo program is updated to slide show images in full screen mode. To start full screen mode, double click on the image.
    
  
  
• TRotateImage v1.50
  
  
  
  • The rotation algorithm is optimized. For a 640x480 pixels bitmap the rotation algorithm is about 50% faster than before.
    
  • The drawing algorithm optimized.
    
  • Added new RotatePoints method.
    
  • Added new MaxSize, ImageRect, and ImageRgn properties as read-only.
    
  
  
• TTextAnimator v1.41
  
  
  
  • The new OnMouseEnter and OnMouseLeave events are added.
    
  
  
• TTextFader v1.23
  
  
  
  • The new OnMouseEnter and OnMouseLeave events are added.
    
  
  
• TAnimateImage v1.01
  
  
  
  • The new OnMouseEnter and OnMouseLeave events are added.
    
  
  
• TGradient v2.60
  
  
  
  • Added BorderWidth and BorderColor properties.
    
  • Added OnMouseEnter and OnMouseLeave events.
    
  • The code of radial gradient styles were optimized.
    
  
  
• TStatusBarPro v1.74
  
  
  
  • Fixed a bug in resizeing the control.